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Great tip! I'm curious too about how you liked the paint/primer over the fresh drywall without using a drywall primer-sealer first. I used the same Olympic paint in my dining room and chose to still use a separate primer since the paint/primer combo paints are usually only meant for previously coated walls (color change, that sort of thing). I would expect that I'd see some flashing if I skipped it (I tried it w/ a different paint/primer brand and it was awful, so I didn't feel like gambling w/ that again!). To my knowledge, there's only one brand that actually says it's been tested & endorsed for fresh walls with skim coat, so I'm trying that brand in my kitchen next! Let me know how it works out on your walls.﻿

This winter, snow is making a more frequent visit than usual to Georgia. Given what happened just a few weeks ago, my office decided to take a few more precautions this week and let us work from home until the snow melts. So, that essentially means two things in this house: 1. Showers? Meh. 2. …

This past week, I’ve been sick with the flu. Which is to say, my third illness in some fashion since Thanksgiving. Which is to say, I’ve been super pissed off. I’m already starting to feel much better, but it completely trashed my weekend plans, so I’ve just been resting for the last week (I figure …